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     Todd Bannard Member Username: Sasquatch Post Number: 317 Registered: 05-2006 |
What exactly is "Kentucky" tobacco. Occassionally I see this in a list of blends, and sometimes "Kentucky Burley". Same thing? Is Kentucky Burley different than other burley? This is the one mystery in tobacco labelling for me. I have enjoyed English mixes with "Kentucky" in them, but I don't know if it was BECAUSE of it or not. | ||
| Melvin S. Schwartz Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3751 Registered: 02-2002 |
Todd, I found two descriptions of what is Kentucky: Kentucky: This is actually a specially treated Burley tobacco, produced in Kentucky. Unlike Burley, Kentucky is fire-cured. Its aroma is not as heavy as with Latakia, but very aromatic and unique. The nicotine content tends to be rather high, and therefor is used in limited amounts. Source: http://www.albany.net/~murray/types.html Kentucky: Kentucky tobaco originates from the State of Kentucky in Eastern USA. Today most of the world's production of this tobacco comes from Kentucky and Tennessee. Kentucky tobacco is also grown in Indonesia and south east Africa. The leaves of Kentucky tobacco are 30-70cm long, and have a uniformly dark brown colour. The strength varies from medium to very strong. The relative strength of Kentucky tobacco is due to extensive mulching of the soil under the tobacco plants to obtain leaves which are thick and very oily. Kentucky tobacco is otherwise grown and dried as for Burley tobacco. After drying, Kentucky tobacco is smoked in a similar way to Latakia, but not so intensely. Besides its smoky flavour, the taste is very full and slightly sweet. Source: http://www.pipesmokingtobacco.com/Tob%20Grades.htm | ||
| Todd Bannard Member Username: Sasquatch Post Number: 318 Registered: 05-2006 |
Thanks Melvin. From those descriptions, I think that it might indeed be the smokey/sweet flavour that I have enjoyed. Possibly a tin of Dark Strong Kentucky is in my future. | ||
| Harvey Click Member Username: Fafhrd Post Number: 578 Registered: 03-2006 |
Thanks for the information, Melvin. I've been curious myself about this. Orlik Dark Kentucky is very good stuff. I know Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian (also good) uses some dark-fired Kentucky, and I wonder what other blends use it. | ||
| Melvin S. Schwartz Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3760 Registered: 02-2002 |
Please note that this thread was started with the question of what is Kentucky tobacco and if it relates to burley. Unless Todd would like to know about various blends containing Kentucky, the replies should be specific to the original question. Thanks! | ||
| Melvin S. Schwartz Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3762 Registered: 02-2002 |
Here is more on the questions Todd asked: Excerpt from an article by Reporter: Lauren Hanson "Kentucky farmers grow three types of tobacco: burley, dark fire-cured, and dark air-cured. Burley tobacco, comprising more than 90% of total production, is grown in 119 of Kentucky's 120 counties and is used primarily in cigarettes. Dark fire-cured and dark air-cured production is concentrated in 33 western Kentucky counties and is used primarily in smokeless tobacco products such as snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco. The value of tobacco production generally exceeds $1 million annually for more than 100 Kentucky counties. Kentucky is the nation's largest producer of burley tobacco and dark fire- and air-cured tobaccos. Only North Carolina surpasses Kentucky in tobacco production." Source: http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/392922.html Another excerpt: Most of the tobacco in southcentral Kentucky is air-cured in barns, however tobacco in western Kentucky is fire cured. Source: http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/collections/online/broadsides/pages/254.html From a post on ASP by Gregory Pease: There are other burley types besides Kentucky. Like any other crop, the tobacco will take on different characteristics depending on where it's grown - soil, climate and so on. Additionally, Kentucky, as a type designator, often refers to dark air cured or fire-cured leaf, each of which is quite distinct and different from the lighter grades of burley to which we are accustomed. If you see both burley and Kentucky listed in the ingredients, my guess would be that there are darker Kentucky burleys in the mix, as well as lighter grades, which may also have been grown in Kentucky. Clear as mud? -glp Source: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.smokers.pipes/msg/6cff0b374ed4d3cf |